Madame Chrysantheme
Pierre Loti's Madame Chrysantheme (1887) is a classic romance novel.
A free LibriVox audiobook (5 h 04 min) is available.
About Madame Chrysantheme
Pierre Loti (a nom de plume) was for many years an officer in the French Navy, giving him the opportunity to sample and analyze different national and cultural milieux, in which he deeply immersed himself. The present book, said to have formed the basis for the famous "Madame Butterfly" story, is presented as an autobiographical account of his marriage to a young Japanese woman while his ship was stationed in Nagasaki. His style is surprisingly modern for the period, perhaps anticipating Camus. His descriptions of summer in Nagasaki have a detail which is at the same time personal and detached, while his observations of the people are less than sympathetic. A sense of ennui and lack of conventional morality pervades. (Summary by Peter Tucker)
Free audiobook
Madame Chrysantheme — LibriVox recording, 5 h 04 min in 9 sections.
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Quick answers
Who wrote Madame Chrysantheme?
Madame Chrysantheme was written by Pierre Loti and first published in 1887.
What genre is Madame Chrysantheme?
It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.
Is there a free audiobook of Madame Chrysantheme?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 5 h 04 min.
What books are similar to Madame Chrysantheme?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Turn of the Screw and She.
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